KC Royals manager Ned Yost met with media for the first time this spring on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at the team training facility in Surprise, Arizona. He talked about the first base position without Eric Hosmer and said Hunter Dozier would be an option.

Former Brewers starter Wily Peralta, who signed with the Royals in December, is hoping to start a successful comeback with the Royals. He threw his first session of the spring on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at camp in Surprise, Ariz.

One school received a special Royals-themed treat yesterday for Valentine's Day. Sluggerrr, the Royals mascot, surprised the students at Family Christian Academy in Independence during a quick visit filled with high-fives, a few cupcakes, and a lotta laughs.

The KC Royals are poised to enter a great transition, bridging the gap from one era to the next, and there is no telling what happens now. But on the eve of another spring, here are five stories that could shape the 2018 season.

Barring any free-agent additions in the final days before spring training, the Royals are expected to spend more than $110 million in payroll in 2018, a reduction of more than $30 million from last season, according to a Star analysis of the projected 25-man roster.

Before working with a new hitting coach in Miami during the offseason, Royals outfielder and designated hitter Jorge Soler would never make adjustments within an at-bat. He learned how to do it with the help of Mike Tosar.

The Kansas City Royals packed and shipped two trucks full of bats, balls, training equipment and everything else needed to begin spring training in Surprise, Ariz. on Friday. Pitchers and catchers report February 13.